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Theyinnmagazine בס׳׳ד THEYINNMagazine Rosh Hashanah 5781 שנה טובה Wishing All Congregants a Shana Tova e-mail: [email protected]. il Tel: 09-862-4824 The Choice of AACI Netanya For Excellence - Country wide B | YINN Rosh Hashanah 5781 THEYINNMagazine In This Edition Rosh Hashanah 5781 Letter from the Editor ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Yamim Noraim Message by Rabbi Boruch M. Boudilovsky ..........................................................................................................................................4 Nachas (Since Pesach 5780) ...............................................................................................................................................................................................6 Chairman’s Message by Graham Nussbaum ..................................................................................................................................................................7 Chatan Torah: Rabbi David Woolf .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Chatan Bereshit: Ronnie Lawrence .................................................................................................................................................................................9 It’s Tradition by Hazel Broch .............................................................................................................................................................................................11 It Happened on Rosh Hashanah by Dr Mervyn Leviton ............................................................................................................................................. 12 The Yamim Noraim Prayers by David Levy ................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Daf Corner – Removing Our Spiritual Corona Obstructions by Rabbi Ozer (Edward) Feigelman ................................................................... 17 Ecclesiastes: A Book of Hope and Purpose for the World that we read on Sukkot by Chaim Yosef Mendelbaum .................................. .18 Barkhi Nafshi by Anthony Felix ..................................................................................................................................................................................... .22 D-day Memories by Graham Nussbaum ....................................................................................................................................................................... .24 Celebrating the Extraordinary Life of Dr. Eugene Heimler — A True Jewish Hero of the 20th Century by Miriam Bracha Heimler ................................................................................................................................................................................................. .28 My Experiences on the First March of the Living in 1988 by Sender Lees ....................................................................................................... .32 From Mask to Mask by Maureen Marcovitch .............................................................................................................................................................. .35 Ode to Shul WhatsApp by Avril Kormornick ................................................................................................................................................................ .35 My Meetings with the Great and Good of Israel by Arnie Fine ............................................................................................................................. .37 Corona Thoughts by Natalie Green ................................................................................................................................................................................ .38 Do you recognize him? ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 My Wartime Memories and Corona by Philip Platt ................................................................................................................................................... .39 House of Glass — The Story of a Twentieth Century Jewish Family by Stuart West .........................................................................................40 Letter to the Editor from Ria Maissel .............................................................................................................................................................................40 New Year Greetings 5781 ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 Don’t Slip this Article — “Knit One Purl One” by Hazel Broch .............................................................................................................................. .43 A Chance Encounter? by Lynette Ordman .................................................................................................................................................................... .43 COMMUNITY REPORTS ...............................................................................................................................................................................................44-49 Contacting the Shul by Email– A User’s Guide .........................................................................................................................................................49 Colour My Life by Janette Moore .....................................................................................................................................................................................49 Shiurim on Zoom ................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 The YINN Magazine is edited by Alan Gold and Sharon Carr. Design by Therese Berkowitz. Photography: Avril Gatoff. Advertising Manager: Ivor Carr. Opinions expressed are those of the writers concerned and are not necessarily those of the editor or of the Young Israel Synagogue. YINN Rosh Hashanah 5781 | 1 Young Israel of North Netanya 39 Shlomo Hamelech, Netanya Board of Management Honorary Life President: Aubrey Blitz Gabbaim: Chairman: Graham Nussbaum David Feiler Vice Chairman: Alex Stuart Rev. Michael Plaskow Treasurer: Andrew Kaye Hilton Share Secretary: Sharon Carr Asher Edery Senior Gabbai: David Feiler Board Gerald Barnett (co-opted) Elkan Levy Hazel Broch Ivor Lewis Janet Elkoubi Tony Plaskow Anthony Felix Eze Silas Alan Gold Vivienne Simenoff Andy Kormornick Hilton Share (ex-officio) We wish all our congregants who are unwell or Would anyone who feels he has not received a mitzvah indisposed a refuah shlema and we extend our deepest for some time, please accept our sincere apologies and condolences to all who have suffered bereavement. contact David Feiler who will be happy to remedy the Our congregants and their families wish Rabbi Boruch situation. and Esther Boudilovsky, Rabbi Eddie and Frankie Jackson and Rabbi Natan Morowitz and all their fellow congregants .שנה טובה ומתוקה and their families About the Chevra Kadisha In time of sorrow, a kind word and a helping hand can services at the Shiva house. The care shown at this time is bring much needed comfort. As a Congregation, we must greatly appreciated and is its own satisfaction. be aware of the help we can give to all persons who are Members should know that the Committee is here to in mourning, be it by attending the funeral, visiting the help with all arrangements at these unfortunate times. mourners while they are sitting Shiva and attending Contact Numbers: Home Mobile Rabbi Boruch Boudilovsky 054-525 9490 Eze Silas 09-862 8737 054-459 3209 Alan Gold 077-530 1758 050-215 0697 Yitzhak Bakst 09-887 2474 052-741 2228 Phyllis Carr 077 456 3750 052-379 0740 Tehillim Circle Bar & Bat Mitzvah Please join the group of women reciting the Book of Many people still do not know that they are entitled, Psalms for the Matzav, the Sick, Shidduchim, and Klal if a full member of the shul, to a Chumash for a child Yisrael every Monday at 5:00 pm. or grandchild celebrating their Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Contact Ruth Lyons: 054-475 3637 Please advise Linda Lawrence, in good time, by email at [email protected] or phone 0548 646 466. 2 | YINN Rosh Hashanah 5781 Letter from the Editor INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition Aubrey Blitz ....................................................10 Galei Sanz Hotel ............................................53 None of us realised when we were celebrating Purim and writing copy for King Solomon Development .................26-27 the last edition
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