SHABBAT BULLETIN Parashat Vayakhel 1/2 March 2019 • 25 Adar I 5779 Shabbat Shekalim Creating an entrance to holiness MAZAL TOV Mischa Spielman In this week’s portion we come towards the end of the book of on her Bat Mitzvah Exodus and we find the Israelites close to the completion of the (New Sanctuary) tabernacle. In Israelite journey through the book of Exodus is the Sam Fox on his story of the formation of a nation. In the first book of the Torah, Bar Mitzvah (Heritage we read stories of our ancestral families; narratives grounded in the Sanctuary) machinations of individuals, their relationships and their familial connections. With the book of Exodus, the emphasis shifts. No CANDLE LIGHTING Friday 7:14pm longer are we concerned with just one small group of people, instead Saturday 7:49pm we are focused on hundreds of thousands as they leave slavery and TORAH (page 552) form themselves into a nation, a people who share a history and a Exodus 35:1 - 38:20 new destiny. Through their time in the desert they make a covenant Exodus 30:11 - 30:16 with God, they connect with one another and they face challenges HAFTARAH (page 1276) and tribulations together as one. And one of the symbols of the new II Kings 12:1 - 12:17 togetherness, the shared future, is the construction of the tabernacle. SHABBAT SERVICES Through its building, the people brought their individual selves Erev Shabbat together, with hearts filled with love they gave and participated in its construction and through that process, created the space for God • 6:15pm Shabbat Live (New Sanctuary) within the community. The people are told: “create the mishkan, craft a holy place and I, God, will dwell amongst you.” It is only • 6:15pm - Masorti when they work together as a community, bring blessings from their service (Neuweg) hearts, that God’s presence is felt. Shabbat Morning Interestingly, the miskhan, the sacred space the Israelites built for • 9:00am - God to inhabit was more than four walls permanently grounded Masorti service in a piece of land. It was a portable structure which moved with (New Sanctuary) them; it was a part of the world but also a reminder that God is not • 10:00am - constrained to a place. Although they met God in the mishkan, Progressive service (Heritage Sanctuary) God was within but also around. And in the same way, we can meet _________________ God in all manner of places, it does not have to be in a sanctuary. God, holiness, encounters with the sacred happen in moments Morning minyan is on when community comes together with shared purpose, with love, Monday and Thursdays at 6:45am open hearts. God and spirituality are everywhere, Rabbi Kushner _________________ calls those encounters entrances to holiness. He says that there are doorways leading to these moments and encounters everywhere and Beach Kabbalat Shabbat we never know when one will open up and we will step through. March 22 from 7:00pm This Shabbat, as we gather to celebrate Mardi Gras and the email [email protected] LGBTQI+ community we create an entrance to holiness together. for location continued over... Welcome to the Thank you to the Spielman family for sponsoring the Masorti kiddush and Mardi Gras Shabbat the Fox family for sponsoring the Progressive kiddush. 7 Ocean St, Woollahra NSW 2025 • 02 9389 6444 • [email protected] • www.emanuel.org.au We join and forge a sacred space of embrace, connection, blessings and holiness. Together we celebrate all that the LGBTQI+ community bring to our congregation, the diversity, the holy relationships and the openness, all integral to who we are as a congregation and the holiness of the space we aspire to create. So this Shabbat, as we all bring our open hearts together we will open an entrance to holiness and encounter with each other, with our deep spiritual selves and with the Divine. Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio Batmensch Children's Purim Holy Hamentaschen Celebration Thursday March 21st from 4:00pm - it's Purim! Come dressed in fancy dress and Wednesday 20th March enjoy crafts and activities followed by Join us for the return of the a re-telling of the Purim story. world-famous Emanuel Synagogue Purim Spiel! Same Purim Time, Same Purim Channel - Conversations about Health to the music of Billy Joel with Dr Kerryn Phelps MP Megillah reading at 6:15pm Older & Wiser: followed by the spiel Live Your Best Life Sunday, 10 March 2019 from 5:00pm-6:30pm Join us for an informative session on issues including retirement, superannuation and protection of income. This is the first of our Conversations about Health series. Free for members, $10 for non-members Book now: tinyurl.com/phelps-talk Rabbi Jeffrey B. Kamins OAM Arno & Hella Seefeldt Rabbinic Chair Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio Rabbi Rafi Kaiserblueth Rev. Sam Zwarenstein Cantor George Mordecai Rabbi Dr Orna Triguboff Director of Communal Engagement WHAT’S ON Kef Kids - Thursdays from 4:00pm-5:30pm Kef Kids is an educational program for children in years K–5 - an exciting, fun way for kids to connect with Judaism and their community. Conversations about Israel - every Monday from 10:00am-11:30am Monday March 4th - Rabbi Kamins examines contemporary issues impacting the Jewish homeland. Monday March 18th from 10:00am - Orly Erez-Likhovski, Director of the Legal Department of IRAC - Religion and State in Israel: The view from the field Saturday March 2nd, 9:30am Shabbat In The Circle Join us for a new Shabbat morning gathering, Shabbat In the Circle. We will begin with the study of Hassidic and other mystical texts then discuss how we can apply them in our daily lives. This will be followed at 10:15 by a collaborative musical gathering. Wednesday March 13th from 7:00pm - Film series: Israel, Jews & the Middle East through film Presented by Emanuel Synagogue and Plus61J. Yossi & Jagger - Yossi is the stoic company commander of an IDF unit. Jagger, who got his nickname thanks to his fun-loving, rock-star appeal, is the platoon leader. Together, they have a secret. Thursday March 14th 6:30pm - 8:00pm Briefing: Israel Votes with Rabbi Mauricio Balter As Israel approaches a potentially momentous election, hear Rabbi Mauricio Balter, Executive Director of Mercaz & Masorti Olami, provide his briefing on the possibilities confronting Israeli voters. Saturday March 16th 7:30pm-9:00pm - Havdalah & Music Gather at dusk for Havdalah followed by singing and music from our wonderful Cantor George Mordecai and friends. Light refreshments will be provided. Sunday March 17th from 10:00am - Hamentaschen Baking - come along and help us bake Hamentaschen for Purim. Lunch 'n' Learn Join us Saturday March 16 after services Rabbi Mauricio Balter, Executive Director of Mercaz and Masorti Olami Good news around the Masorti World Jewish Meditation Class Tuesday nights in March 7:30pm-9:00pm in Neuweg with Rabbi Dr Orna Triguboff - no charge. All welcome. Please book: [email protected] Thomas Mayor in conversation This Sunday March 3rd from 5:00pm-6:30pm The historic constitutional moment created by the Uluru Statement from the Heart Members free Non-members $25 including light refreshments Book now: https://events.humanitix.com.au/uluru IN MEMORY There are mourners in our community to whom we extend our sincerest sympathies on the death of their loved ones. Shiva: Bernard Seroussi, Edna Ryan Shloshim: Pinchus Hersch, Elke Henler, Ron Law, Rabbi Dr Jeremy Collick Jeffrey Snyder, Shai Pinto, Steven Glass, Rose Mikardo, Heather Rosing, Peter Fleischer, Harry Smith, Golda Prince, Harvey Cohen, Susan Susskind, Samuel Nitchingham This week we observe the Yahrzeits of (observed by): * Memorial Light Susie Barrett (David Knoll) Lucien Levy (Renee Freedman) * Mavis Birch Janet Ethel Lewis (Barbara Lewis, Christina Monica Boleyn Barry Lewis) (Andrew Dziedzic) Herman Mallach (Isaac Mallach) Sol Brender (David Brender, Emanuel Mansberg Rodney Brender) (Janka Mansberg) Sally Chernow (Danielle Ellison, John Mendelson (Henry Mendelson) Ruth Marks) Franciszka Pejsachowicz Nathan Chernow (Ruth Marks) (Greta Goldberg) Neil Cohen (Jennifer Cohen, Blanche Perlman Michelle Cohen) (Margaret Perlman Hilmer) Aviva Cohen (Yael Cohen) Gladys May Richards Heinz Cohn (Ericka Van Aalst) (Lavinia Fuller, Anthea Hemphill) Beryl Sara Ellis (Rosalyn Baker) Abraham (Doc) Saperstein Ella Factor (Naomi Mendelson) (Judy Pincus) Marsha Foxman-Wajnsztajn Abram Segal (John Segal) (Toni Kleiner) Ivan Singer-Remeljan (Ana Singer) Rudolph Glass (Garry Glass) Geoffrey Sydenham( Jane Kwiet) Egon Lyon Gordon Charles Tadmore (Irit Davis) (Vivienne Sharpe) Gerda Ulmer (Peter Ulmer) Yossi Gotlib (Dudu Gotlib) Maxine Harwin (Julie Fidler) Serena Hershon (Melanie America, Jennifer Hershon, Fiona Singer) Marcia Hersta (Zara Yellin) Ruth Hirst (David Hirst, Ralph Hirst) Deborah Lillian Kahn (Jeremy Kahn) Nathan Levitt (Michael Levitt) Shoah Remembrance: Geza Sternberg was born in Zemplen, Hungary in 1905 and lived there until he was murdered during the Holocaust..